The A14 has opened early, as motorists were expecting a full weekend closure.

The A14 was closed between junctions 27 (Fenstanton) and 29 (Bar Hill) but has opened 20 hours earlier than scheduled following the demolition of a major bridge.

The road was due to be closed until 6am tomorrow morning (November 19) while the bridge that crosses the A14 at Swavesey was demolished but following Highways England’s speedy work the road was fully reopened in both directions at around 9.30am this morning (November 18 ).

The work is part of £1.5bn upgrade of the A14 in Cambridgeshire. The Swavesey junction, junction 28 of the A14, is being extensively modernised as part of the project to upgrade 21 miles of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon, and the bridge was removed following the opening of a new bridge across the widened A14 on Saturday 3 November.